Unit 11. National parks

On the screen, there is a box consisting of many letters.
Your duty is to find out the meaningful words relating to the names of some national parks in Vietnam or in the world. Which group has more right answers will win, and of course a gift is for you.
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Read the passages, and then do the tasks that follow.
Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam.
Cuc Phuong National Park is located 160 kilometres south west of Hanoi. It is first of Vietnam’s nine national parks to be established, and it contains over 200 square kilometres of rainforest. Tourists go there to study butterflies, visit caves, hike mountains and look at the 1,000-year-old tree. The best time to visit the park is during the dry season, from October to April, when the rainy season is over.
Nairobi National Park, Kenya.
Nairobi National Park is Kenya’s smallest park, but you may be surprised at the large variety of animals that live there. Visitors, especially children, can go there to learn how to recognize the different species of animals and plants. They also learn about the habits of animals and how one species is dependent upon another for survival. An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage, where lots of orphaned and abandoned animals are taken care of.
Everglades National Park, USA.
Everglades National Park is a sub-tropical wilderness in the southeastern United States. This national park is special because it has plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones. Due to an increase in population and the use of nearby land for farming, there are toxic levels of chemicals in the water. This contamination has threatened the park and many of the animals in it.
1. Establish (v):
Set up.
2. Rainforest (n):
Forest in the tropical region.
3. Orphan (v):
To make somebody an orphan.
4. Orphanage (n):
Home for orphans.
5. Toxic (a):
Involving something poisonous.
1.To have something inside.
Contain
Species
Survival
Sub-tropical
Toxic
2. A group/ groups of animals of animals or plants.
3. A state of continuing to live or exist.
4. Related to an area near a tropical area.
5. A state of being polluted.
Answer the following question.
There are 6 numbers; you can choose any number you like.
A question will appear, and your duty is to answer this question.
What is the area of the rainforest
in Cuc Phuong National Park?
200 square km (line 4).
Why would November be
a suitable time to visit this park?
Because the rainy season is over (line 7).
What can people learn
in Nairobi National Park?
They can learn about the habits of animal,
how to recognize the different species
of animals and plants,
and how one species is different
upon another for survival. (line 14-15)
4. What kinds of animals are taken care of in the orphanage?
In the orphanage, orphaned or abandoned
animals are taken care of. (line 14-15)
5. Why is Everglades National Park
endangered?
It is endangered because of
the toxic level of
chemicals in the water. (line 19-21)
6.What do you think will happen to
Everglades National Park if more
chemicals are released into the water?
Plants and animals will die/
be killed/ destroyed. (line 21-22)
The leader of each group goes to the front of the class. With a paper card consisting of 5 words, the leader can use action or language to describe the words so that his/her group can guess what he/she is talking about.
National Park
giraffe
plants
elephant
Cuc Phuong
orphanage
animals
establish
monkey
tiger